Mother Nature may hit New Hampshire with a lot of snow, but it hasn't deterred volunteers from campaigning for candidates -- and voters from seeing the candidates in person.

Mother Nature may hit New Hampshire with a lot of snow, but it hasn't deterred volunteers from campaigning for candidates -- and voters from seeing the candidates in person.

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Updated: 6:48 PM PST Feb 8, 2016

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WEBVTT >> WE CANNOT HAVE PRESIDENT WHO MELTS. DAVID: WE WERE ALL GETTING A BLAST AS YOU KNOW TODAY FROM MOTHER NATURE. AT THE CITY GARAGE IN NASHUA TODAY THEY LOADED SAND AND SALT ONTO THE PLOW TRUCKS. JUST AS THE FIRST FLAKES STARTED TO FALL. HOW MUCH EXTRA RESPONSIBILITY DO YOU FEEL WHEN A STORM HITS ON PRIMARY DAY? >> WELL, I THINK THAT'S ALWAYS ADDED RESPONSIBILITY. DAVID: NASHUA STREET SUPERINTENDENT DAVID REITER SAYS FORTUNATELY THE STORM HELD OFF UNTIL THE AFTERNOON BECAUSE BEFORE THAT HIS PLOW DRIVERS HAD TO DELIVER POLLING PLACE EQUIPMENT. >> SO WE HAVE THEM OUT DELIVERING THAT RIGHT NOW TO THE POLLING LOCATIONS. SO THAT THREW A LITTLE CHALLENGE AT US. DAVID: CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEERS STEPPED CAREFULLY ON SLIPPERY SIDEWALKS AS THEY MADE A LAST-MINUTE PITCH TO VOTERS. SO YOU'RE GOING TO HIT EVERY ADDRESS ON YOUR LIST REGARDLESS OF THE WEATHER? >> HOPEFULLY, YEAH. WE'RE BOTH PRETTY USED TO THIS WEATHER. SO I THINK IT'LL BE FUN. AND I THINK THE SNOW KIND OF MAKES IT EXCITIN DAVID CAMPAIGN BUSSES, LIKE : CHRIS CHRISTIE'S, DROVE THROUGH BLOWING SNOW AS THEY CRISS-CROSSED NEW HAMPSHIRE ONE MORE TIME. SECURITY TURNED AWAY AWAY DONALD TRUMP SUPPORTERS AS THEY STOOD OUT IN THE SNOW WAITING FOR ONE OF HIS EVENTS. SOME EVEN HAD TICKETS THEY THOUGHT GUARANTEED THEM A SEAT. SO WHEN YOU GET TURNED AWAY LIKE THIS, DOES THAT INFLUENCE YOU IN ANYWAY? >> OH, IT'S NOT GOING TO MAKE ME FEEL LIKE LESS ABOUT HIM? YOU KNOW THE CANDIDATE, BUT IT WAS KIND OF LIKE DISAPPOINTING. DAVID: THE WEATHER CHANNEL DID A POLL ABOUT THIS AND ASK NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTERS WHAT KIND OF WEATHER WOULD KEEP YOU AWAY. ONLY 2% TO 3% SAID SNOW WOULD BE

New Hampshire voters won't let snow deter them from voting

Mother Nature may hit New Hampshire with a lot of snow, but it hasn't deterred volunteers from campaigning for candidates -- and voters from seeing the candidates in person.